
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 11PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 4:39PM1.96m | 5:01AM1.85m | 5:39PM2.04m | 6:01AM1.92m | 6:32PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.38m | 11:18AM0.23m | 11:58PM0.29m | 12:15PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 15 | NE 14 |
25 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 77 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 3 | ESE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 73 | 76 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | NE 17 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 8 | E 8 | NE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | NW 5 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 111 | 82 | 82 | 147 | 127 | 82 | 82 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 60 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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